Learn Slang Expressions Starting With the Word "Lakakhat"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: More Slang Expressions Starting With the Word “to take” |
| Katja: Lakakhat |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Katja: And I'm Katja! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hebrew Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 23. In this lesson, you'll learn more slang expressions starting with the word |
| Katja: lakakhat. |
| John: There are many slang expressions in Hebrew that start with the word |
| Katja: lakakhat, |
| John: which means "to take" in English. Here are some of them. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Katja: לקחת רברס (lakakhat revers) |
| Katja: לקחת צד (lakakhat tsad) |
| Katja: לקחת צ'אנס (lakakhat chans) |
| Katja: לקחת את הזמן (lakakhat et ha'zman) |
| John: Katja, what's our first expression? |
| Katja: לקחת רברס (lakakhat revers) |
| John: literally meaning "to take reverse." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to go backward, or to drive back." |
| Katja: [SLOW] לקחת רברס [NORMAL] לקחת רברס |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לקחת רברס |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express the idea of driving (or going) backward. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אתה צריך לקחת רברס ולהסתובב. [SLOW] אתה צריך לקחת רברס ולהסתובב. |
| John: "You have to drive back and turn around." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אתה צריך לקחת רברס ולהסתובב. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Katja: לקחת צד (lakakhat tsad) |
| John: literally meaning "to take side." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to take sides." |
| Katja: [SLOW] לקחת צד [NORMAL] לקחת צד |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לקחת צד |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express the idea of supporting one side or viewpoint in a quarrel, competition, or confrontation. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] הם רבו בינהם ולא בא לי לקחת צד. [SLOW] הם רבו בינהם ולא בא לי לקחת צד. |
| John: "They quarreled and I don't feel like taking a side." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] הם רבו בינהם ולא בא לי לקחת צד. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Katja: לקחת צ'אנס (lakakhat chans) |
| John: literally meaning "to take a chance." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to take a chance." |
| Katja: [SLOW] לקחת צ'אנס [NORMAL] לקחת צ'אנס |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לקחת צ'אנס |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express the idea of doing something despite any risks. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אם לא תקח צ'אנס - לא תדע. [SLOW] אם לא תקח צ'אנס - לא תדע. |
| John: "If you won't take a chance, you won't know." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אם לא תקח צ'אנס - לא תדע. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Katja: לקחת את הזמן (lakakhat et ha'zman) |
| John: literally meaning "to take the time." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to take time." |
| Katja: [SLOW] לקחת את הזמן [NORMAL] לקחת את הזמן |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לקחת את הזמן |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when there's no rush and you want to allow someone to take their time. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] קח את הזמן אנחנו לא ממהרים לשום מקום. [SLOW] קח את הזמן אנחנו לא ממהרים לשום מקום. |
| John: "Take your time, we are not in a hurry." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] קח את הזמן אנחנו לא ממהרים לשום מקום. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: If your two friends have quarreled and you support only one of them, it means that you ... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לקחת צד |
| John: "to take sides " |
| John: If you are looking for parking and you just passed by a vacant parking space, that means you need to ... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לקחת רברס |
| John: "to go backward, or to drive back" |
| John: If you were supposed to meet your friend at twelve and it's already twelve-thirty and she's not here yet, that means she… |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לקחת את הזמן |
| John: "to take time" |
| John: If you want to do something, but you are not sure whether the consequences of this act will be positive or negative, it means you need to decide whether to... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לקחת צ'אנס |
| John: "to take a chance" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hebrew Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Katja: lehitraot להתראות . |
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